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All opioids cause constipation, itís a common and well-known side effect. Your doctor will know this. If you read the info leaflet in the pack of patches, itís well flagged. This is because opioids increase the tone and decrease the propulsive contractions of the smooth muscle of the gastrointestinal tract.

Fentanyl is much stronger than morphine and is given for severe chronic pain Ė your dose, which is 75mcg per hour Ė is the equivalent of 150-205mg of oral morphine per day.

On this side of the world, doctors tend to use neuropathic analgesics mostly, and, yes, occasionally morphine or codeine, but Iíve never heard of anything as strong as fentanyl used for MND associated pain.

only had patch on for 2 hours when i started to feel really weird like i was having a bad trip anxious and spaced out and couldn't breathe properly . called an ambulance and was in a&e for 6 hours . all good now won't be trying that again any time soon .. i actually felt good for first 2 hours